IyaIode:
fake imam, born Catholic

chineloSA:
When are you lot gonna stop this gay/lesbian debate.

Abeg,let them be. If you disagree with them ignore them. God doesn't have a deputy. So you are not his deputy.

But I fear for his life eeehn. He will soon be a target for some Wahabbi, Sunni no Shia extremist fools.

Jattuboy:
U Know wat? foolishness has has incited a lot of clueless/durllard nd sence-low people to say things relating to places they have never and may never be able to go to.

philGeo:
Too bad for religious leader, but may be their religion permit it, but as Christian my Bible is totally against it.

philGeo:
Too bad for religious leader, but may be their religion permit it, but as Christian my Bible is totally against it.

LeOstrich:
The Muslim world is riddled with fagg0ts.

Madrasses world-wide and the equivalent Almajiri schools that dot northern Nigeria are dens of homosexuals.

This Iman is just shoving the hypocrisy down the muslim world.
Compare the number of gay imams and gay bishops. So the mathematics. Which religion is more hypocritical?

Freemanan:
SHALL WE CONTINUE TO LIVE IN SIN THAT GRACE MAY ABOUND?





GOD FORBID

philGeo:
Too bad for religious leader, but may be their religion permit it, but as Christian my Bible is totally against it.

richidinho:
WASHINGTON – He’s been condemned by other Muslim leaders, and some local imams have even refused to greet him. But Imam Daayiee Abdullah – believed to be the only openly gay imam in the Americas – is proud of his story.

He was born and raised in Detroit, where his parents were Southern Baptists. At age 15, he came out to them. At 33, while studying in China, Abdullah converted to Islam, and went on to study the religion in Egypt, Jordan and Syria. But as a gay man in America, he saw that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Muslims had unmet spiritual needs and he became an imam to provide community support.

“Sometimes necessity is the mother of invention. And because of the necessity in our community, that's why I came into this particular role,” he told America Tonight about his journey.

His first act as an imam? Performing funeral rites for a gay Muslim who died of AIDS.

“They had contacted a number of imams, and no one would go and provide him his janazah services,” he said, referring to the Muslim body cleaning ritual. That pained him.

“I believe every person, no matter if I disagree with you or not, you have the right as a Muslim to have the proper spiritual [rites] and rituals provided for you. And whoever judges you, that will be Allah's decision, not me.”

It’s one of the mantras he lives by in his work, even as others condemn him.

“The beautiful thing about God is that when you change your attitude, and say, 'God, I need some help,' and mean it sincerely, God is always there for you,” Abdullah told congregants one night during a regular sermon, known as a khutbah, at the Light of Reform Mosque in Washington, D.C.

He serves as the imam and educational director of the mosque, which he helped form more than two years ago to be a safe space for values and practices that other mosques may eschew.

During his service, women and men kneel side-by-side and women are allowed to lead prayers – actions that have sparked controversy even among American Muslims.

"We do not limit people by their gender or their sexual orientation, or their particular aspect of being Muslim or non-Muslim,” he told America Tonight. “They're there to worship."

Imam Daayiee provides other services that are unique for an imam of a Muslim community, like marrying same-sex couples. So far in his 13 years as imam, he has performed more than 50 weddings.

http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/america-tonight/america-tonight-blog/2013/12/20/meet-america-s-firstopenlygayimam.html

cc:lalasticlala ishilove

IzonOwei:
My question is:: must they still be pastors or imams after openly acknowledging they are gay....what sort of annoying thing is this...

chineloSA:


Wait and see the attacks that you may get for being blunt about Saudi princes and Arabs
I still wonder why majority of Muslim community think that if something is done by a Saudi then it's Islamic or acceptable. Why does it seem like Saudi's are held in high regard within the religion. Yes they are probably self appointed custodians of the Mosque or holy land but not of the religion.

The interesting part is that Muslims are the first people to protect anything Arab or Saudi, when ever you state pure facts about them.
No wonder they look down on any Muslim who is not practicing Wahabbi Islam. The are given the crown of being closer to God by their fellow Muslims.

jcross19:
if the man is prophet, pastor,evangelist,or apostle what you be seeing on nairaland is allamudulahi or thank allah am muslim or allahu akbr but now the story is other way round and they tend to deny their imam.

elohorayodele:



Do you have AIDS already!

You see why you should have been straight? Instead you gave you anus out to be destroyed

FannySwindler:
I have asked you to go in peace yet...you still won't let me be. tsdarkside= transexual dark side? Am I right?
Just finished looking at your history on Nairaland and all I can see is nothing surprising...it's already a part of you. Presently,

Am perusing Thelma's Blog via njays24 profile...having seen her pics and read the profile of the blog owner....Am not also surprised at all. Am just concerned about the blog readers....cos if any one has different opinion to that of the blogger, then its going to be cursing all the way.

All I can say is:
Age does not confirm maturity.
Education does not confirm literacy.(Functional, Cultural, Moral Illiteracy)
Shame Really.

IyaIode:
fake imam, born Catholic